At our session this week we will celebrate America by playing and singing some American patriotic and folksongs. This is our last session before July 4. Oh Susanna, Stephen F. Foster (1848) America the Beautiful, Katharine Lee Bates & Samuel A. Ward (1910) You’re a Grand Old Flag/I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy, George M. Cohan […]
Our own Halee Odell will be performing at the Showtime in the Valley Talent Show. It will be held at the SonShine Retreat (formerly Nena's) on July 11. Time is 6:30-8:30pm. Halee is going to do Mentone Ukes proud! Come on out and support Halee. We know how talented she is and now she's going […]
We'll be playing and singing through songs for our upcoming performances! Practice time is 1pm Central time and location is the Moon Lake Library. We hope to see you there. Players of all levels are welcome! We have loaner ukuleles and if you are a beginner we can help you get started with this wonderful, […]
Hope you can join us on August 2 as we practice for our performance at Moon Lake Library for the World's Longest Yard Sale. We will practice at 1pm CDT at Moon Lake Library. Newcomers who want to learn to play with us, visitors, and our members are welcome. We are excited to have beginners […]
The World's Longest Yard Sale is August 7-10, 2025. The library will have a book sale and since Mentone Ukes is the house band of Moon Lake Library, we will provide entertainment on Saturday August 9 at the library. We will gather around 10:30 and begin playing around 10:45. During breaks, individuals and/or small groups […]
We had a great day today celebrating WLYS! Next Saturday (August 16) we will have our regular practice at 1pm CDT at the Moon Lake Library. We will be practicing from the summer and fall songbook https://mentoneukes.com/shared-files/1826/.... We will practice some of the songs that need some polishing, focusing on starting together and staying together! We […]
August 30 is “International Play Music on the Porch Day” for 2025. We will be meeting at Little River Hardware. Get there at 10:45am and we will play from 11 to 12. Bring your chair and music from the 2025 Summer & Fall Songbook.
Get ready to celebrate the Mentone Ukes 6th Anniversary and we will be have our Christmas in August set as well. Wear your Christmas decorations and Santa or Elf hats. Also bring your kazoos and bells to make the music more festive. We are hoping that Debra Fey and Jerry Megli, founders of the Ukes, […]
On Saturday, September 13 at 1pm CDT we will meet at Moon Lake Library for our regular practice session. We will be preparing for our upcoming performance at Mentone Americana Nights. The list of songs we will work on is forthcoming. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Mentone Ukes will play in the Mentone Ukes Americana Nights series at 3pm at the Shigley Amphitheater on the Moon Lake Campus. Bring chairs and music! It is a 45 minute performance. We will practice for our performance at our regular practice at 1pm and then transition over to the stage for set up.